Festivities in Sevilla
The main festivities in the city: what they are, when they fall, where they are held and how to get there.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2027
Ateneo Three Kings Parade
On the evening of 5 January the Ateneo de Sevilla brings out its Three Kings Parade, which it has organised since 1918. The day before, the Royal Herald asks the mayor for the keys to the city.
Photo: Ateneo de Sevilla, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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March 21 to 28, 2027
Holy Week in Seville
From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday the brotherhoods make their station of penance to the Cathedral along the Official Route, starting at La Campana. Festival of International Tourist Interest.
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April 13 to 18, 2027
Seville April Fair
Six days of casetas, sevillanas, horses and paper lanterns at the Real in Los Remedios, two weeks after Holy Week. It opens with the lighting-up on the night of the pescaíto and ends with fireworks by the river.
Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Thursday, May 27, 2027
Corpus Christi
On Corpus Thursday the monstrance processes through the centre in the morning among altars, rushes and rosemary; in the Cathedral the Seises dance. It is a local holiday in Seville.
Photo: José Antonio Montero Fernández, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Sunday, May 30, 2027
Saint Ferdinand's Day
On 30 May Seville celebrates its patron saint, King Ferdinand III, who conquered the city in 1248: his urn is opened in the Cathedral and the City Council presents the city's honours and distinctions.
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Sunday, August 15, 2027
Our Lady of the Kings
Every 15 August, at dawn, Our Lady of the Kings, patroness of Seville and its archdiocese, goes out in procession from the Cathedral. Before that, a novena and pilgrims' masses in the early hours.
Photo: Lobillo, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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In the week of 25 July (Saint James) and 26 July (Saint Anne). The main days, with stalls and concerts, run from the opening speech, around 21 July, to the 26th; cultural and sports activities take place beforehand. The City Council sets the programme every year.
Velá of Santiago and Santa Ana (Triana)
Seville's oldest festival: at the end of July Triana fills Calle Betis and the Altozano with stalls, concerts and the greasy pole over the river, in honour of Saint James and Saint Anne.
Photo: Gzzz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0